Current statistics of launches in 2020
Mission:
Main: Launch of 57 Starlink-9 communication satellites. Ninth launch of Starlink v1.0. For the future low-orbit commercial Internet system StarX.
Additional: Rideshare. Launch of two remote sensing satellites BlackSky Global # 5 and # 6 from SpaceFlight industries.
Motto:
"High speed Internet access throughout the world." (There is no official motto).
Start time and place :
August 7, 2020, 05:12 UTC. Launch Complex-39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA .
Launch vehicle:
Falcon 9 (Block 5). Serial number B1051.5 (fifth flight). Partially reusable two-stage launch vehicle. Heavy (single use) or medium (reusable) class. Payload weight up to 15,600 kg (22,800 kg). SpaceX's main launch vehicle.
Payload:
Main: 57 Starlink v1.0. . . 4 . . Star Tracker. . «» .
(1584 ) (4 425 ) 53° . Ka-/Ku-. (4 ) .
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: 210 x 366 x 53°.
: 550 550 x 53°. 20 .
18 , 20 , 20 . — 72 5 22 ( ) — 1584 -/Ku-.
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— 90- Falcon 9 (67- Falcon FT). .
— 57- ( 9 ).
— 12- SpaceX 2020 . .
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— . 13- . 3 ! 4 . 1548 550 . .
— 0.9 (60 ) .
- Announced the beginning of "closed" testing of user terminals. The first photos of StarX terminals and routers have appeared.
- Possible Internet speed for user HEADLIGHTS from 40 (for sending) to 100 Mbps (for receiving).
- High speed up to 1 Gbps is only possible for users with a dual parabolic antenna tracking satellites.
- 27 ground locks are under construction in the United States. Negotiations are underway with Canada and Mexico.
Link to high quality image
Information from Everyday Astrounavt Starlink
website
Patches and logos of the mission
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